History Main / FictionalSport

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' has Blurnsball.

* In ''ArtemisFowl'', zero-G and garbage wrestling are mentioned.

The sport equivalent to Fake Band: A "real" sport invented for the work itself which is played in the 'verse of the work, with clear rules that could actually be followed if the sport were real (that is, not {{Calvinball}}). Can become {{defictionalized}} if someone manages to create feasible real-life rules for the game. This is somewhat limited by what type of universe it exists in. If its one that's made up, but still follows real laws of physics (eg. a fake card game), no problem. However, if it uses advanced technology or magic, its a bit hard to recreate. That said, you'll be amazed how creative fans can be.

* ''Series/StarTrek'' has 3-D chess. What? Chess is a mind sport!
** ''Series/StarTrek'' in later series has characters playing Parrises Squares in the holodeck.

* The live-action Games from the ''Dream Park'' series could probably be staged today, if low-tech alternatives to holographic enemies could be adopted: it'd just be insanely expensive. A low-tech version of the Crystal Maze from ''The California Voodoo Game'' could likewise be produced, given an insanely-large budget for construction and design.

* An episode of the Finnish sketch show ''Kummeli'' had a sketch on Tamping, a fictional sport where the participant must travel the world and cover every square inch of the world with his own clown-shoe footprints - that is, to step on absolutely '''everything''' in the world. The sketch also served as a vehicle for puns related to feminine hygiene products: The sketch mentions one man who has tamped the entire world three times: Kenji Nakami, also known as the '''Tampon''', and one square acre of tampable territory is known as a '''Tampax'''.

* [[Literature/HarryPotter Quidditch]], natch.
** And, by extension, [[MacHall Australian Indoor Rules Quidditch]].

* [[FinalFantasyX Blitzball]].

* [[VideoGame/StarControl Frungy, frungy, frungy!]]

* [[Machinima/RedVsBlue Grifball]], which became so popular, less than three years after its inception, it was the ''only'' sport played.

* RealLife example (in that it could be played, it's just too complicated and dangerous today) that shows up in some french HistoricalFiction: "Soule", a kind of cross-country/inter-village wrestling meet/capture the flag/rugby match where the goal is to get a pig's bladder from one village to another, with the opposing villagers trying to stop the others. Chaos guaranteed, bone fractures not uncommon, HilarityEnsues. It almost always seems BetterThanItSounds, too...

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* [[HarryPotter Quidditch]], natch.

* ''Film/Rollerball''.
* ''{{Futurama}}'' has Blurnsball.
* ''{{Bionicle}}'' has Kolhii -- a cross between hockey and lacrosse that can be played with two or three teams. Also Ailini, played by throwing disks through hoops, while simultaneously sliding on disks on a shifting field.

* ''TheLegionOfSuperHeroes'' has magnoball (both Cosmic Boy and his brother are former champions).
* ''StarTrek'' has 3-D chess. What? Chess is a mind sport!
** ''StarTrek'' in later series has characters playing Parrises Squares in the holodeck.
* RealLife example (in that it could be played, it's just too complicated and dangerous today) that shows up in some french HistoricalFiction: "Soule", a kind of cross-country/inter-village wrestling meet/capture the flag/rugby match where the goal is to get a pig's bladder from one village to another, with the opposing villagers trying to stop the others. Chaos guaranteed, bone fractures not uncommon, HilarityEnsues. It almost always seems BetterThanItSounds, too...
* Pyramid and Triad in ''BattlestarGalactica''.
* ''{{Baseketball}}''.
* A 2nd series episode of ''LookAroundYou'' had a feature on gonnis (golf tennis).
* Scavage and Counterchance in the ''LiadenUniverse''. Bowli ball might also apply, but it's more like a (literal) HappyFunBall.

* [[StarControl Frungy, frungy, frungy!]]
* Jugging, from the film ''Blood Of Heroes'', actually inspired fans in Germany to play the sport for real.
* In a short parody crossover, Void the Apostle from {{Berserk}} is playing Go against Hikaru from HikaruNoGo. Since Void is able to ''control destiny'' he wins easily and is terribly bored with regular Go and suggests that they play "non-linear four-dimensional Go" instead.
** "So, where do I place the pieces?" "Don't you mean ''when''?"
* [[RedVsBlue Grifball]], which became so popular, less than three years after its inception, it was the ''only'' sport played.
* Young trainees at the Assassins' Guild engage in the {{Discworld}} sport of edificeering, which is competitive free-climbing in an urban environment. Possibly inspired by LeParkour.
* BoxerHockey in the web comic of the same name. The rules are given in the [[http://boxerhockey.fireball20xl.com/?id=1 first strip]] it would be possible but extremely dangerous to play in real life.
* Smackball, a new sport mentioned in the DistantFinale of the webcomic ''PennyAndAggie''. Writer T Campbell described it in [[AllThereInTheManual the comic's forum]] as a cross between jai alai and tennis.
* The {{Shadowrun}} supplement ''Shadowbeat'' includes full descriptions of the new Sixth World sports of Combat Biker and Urban Brawl, as well as information about how cyberware has revolutionized boxing, baseball, basketball, and (especially!) American football.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' brings us "Pro-Bending". Teams composed of one [[MakingASplash water-bender]], one [[PlayingWithFire fire-bender]] and one [[DishingOutDirt earth-bender]] compete against each other, trying to gain the most territory or knock out as many opponents as possible before time runs out.

* TheLegendOfKorra brings us "Pro-Bending". Teams composed of one [[MakingASplash water-bender]], one [[PlayingWithFire fire-bender]] and one [[DishingOutDirt earth-bender]] compete against each other, trying to gain the most territory or knock out as many opponents as possible before time runs out.

The sport equivalent to Fake Band: A "real" sport invented for the work itself which is played in the 'verse of the work, with clear rules that could actually be followed if the sport were real (that is, not {{Calvinball}}). Can become {{defictionalized}} if someone manages to create feasible real-life rules for the game.

* Young trainees at the Assassins' Guild engage in the {{Discworld}} sport of edificeering, which is competitive free-climbing in an urban environment.

* RollerBall.

* ''{{Bionicle}}'' has Kolhii- a cross between hockey and lacrosse that can be played with two or three teams.

* Smackball, a new sport mentioned in the DistantFinale of the webcomic ''PennyAndAggie''. Writer T Campbell described it in [[AllThereInTheManual the comic's forum]] as a cross between jai alai and tennis.

* BoxerHockey in the web comic of the same name.

** {{Defictionalized}} as [[ http://www.internationalquidditch.org/ Muggle Quidditch]]. One of the ways of getting around the fantastical elements of the sport is that the Snitch is a neutral party that runs around not just the field but also (or at least in college games) all over campus as well.